Baseball Quotes

Baseball Almanac — and here are some presidential quotes culled from there:

“He sometimes throws and catches a ball for hours with his aide-de-camp.” — Unidentified Soldier’s Letter about George Washington.

“At about six o’clock, the President, who was prevented from appearing earlier on account of the semi-weekly Cabinet meeting, came on the ground and remained until the close of the game (Washington Nationals 28 vs Brooklyn Excelsiors 33), an apparently interested spectator of the exciting contest.” — about Abraham Lincoln, in the Washington National Republican (09-18-1861).

“I don’t know a lot about politics, but I do know a lot about baseball.” — Richard Nixon.

“I like the job I have now, but if I had my life to live over again, I’d like to have ended up a sports writer.” — Richard Nixon.

“I won’t sleep any better tonight knowing Nixon wants to be a sportswriter.” — Joe Garagiola.

“Were you told how the All Star game came out?” — Richard Nixon, to the Apollo 11 astronauts after splashdown.